President Heinz Fischer of Austria

Heinz Fischer was elected President of Austria on April 25, 2004.
Fischer is married and the couple have two grown children.
Fischer was a member of the Austrian parliament (Nationalrat) from 1971 and served as one of its presiding officers from 1990 till 2004.
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Austrian President Heinz Fischer met with Austrian Holocaust survivors in Tel Aviv today , the third day of his state visit to Israel.
Austrian President Heinz Fischer said Sunday that his and other European Union countries support the continuation of Israeli-Palestinian talks toward a peace pact leading to establishment of a Palestinian state.
and after World War II, was very sensitive to war and peace.
Moroccan Foreign Minister Taieb Fassi-Fihri and Austrian President Heinz Fischer met for bilateral discussions Thursday (December 17th) in Austria, MAP reported.
Austrian President Heinz Fischer says Jewish construction in the West Bank must stop.
Fischer was speaking at a press conference with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank town of Ramallah.
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Related Topics:9 October - 1938 - Federal president - Austria - 8 July - 2004~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~Born in Graz, Styria, Fischer received a humanistic education, taking his "Matura" exams in 1956.
Related Topics:Graz - Styria - Humanistic education - Matura - 1956 - University of Vienna - Doctorate - 1961 - Professor - Political Science - University of Innsbruck - 1993~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~Fischer was a member of the Austrian parliament (Nationalrat) from 1971 and served as one of its presiding officers from 1990 till 2004.
Related Topics:8 July - 2004 - 6 July~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~Apart from labelling him, in a slightly derogatory fashion, as a Berufspolitiker ("professional politician") who allegedly has never been in touch with the real world, Fischer's critics, first and foremost his colleague at university, Norbert Leser, point out that Fischer has always avoided controversy and conflict, even when that would have been called for.
of Science and Research from 1983 to 1987.
was elected Second President of the National Council.
gain considerable experience in international affairs.
Reichsrats-sitzungssaal) located in the Parliament building.
Fischer has said he wants to be a counterweight to the right-wing administration.
Heinz Fischer was born on Sunday, October 09, 1938 in Graz and he is a famous head of state from Austria of Agnostic religion.
In 1993 James Heinz and Anthony Fischer joined forces to create Heinz-Fischer, Inc.
President Heinz Fischer is the head of state for Austria.
AP RAMALLAH, West Bank: Austrian President Heinz Fischer says Jewish construction in the West Bank must stop.
Fischer was speaking at a press conference.
President Heinz Fischer says his country should speak openly about its past and draw conclusions for the present.
President Heinz Fischer says Jewish construction in the West Bank must stop.
Fischer was speaking at a press conference with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank town He said, We demand that the settlement expansion stop.
Fischer was a native of Houston and livedtwenty-three years in LaBelle.
KLAGENFURT, Austria, Oct 18 (UPI) -- Thousands of people attended a memorial service Saturday for right-wing Austrian leader Jorg Haider, who died in a car crash last weekend, officials said.
Fischer was a member of the Austrian parliament from 1971 and served as one of its presiding officers from 1990 till 2004.
Fischer was sworn in on 8 July 2004 and took over the office from the presidents of the parliament, who had acted for the president following Klestil's death on 6 July.
Apart from labelling him, in a slightly derogatory fashion, as a Berufspolitiker ("professional politician") who allegedly has never been in touch with the real world, Fischer's critics, first and foremost his colleague at university, Norbert Leser, point out that Fischer has always avoided controversy and conflict, even when that would have been called for.
Fischer is a self-avowed agnostic.
Fischer has been married since 1968.
Born in Graz, Styria, Fischer received a humanistic education, taking his "Matura" exams in 1956.
Fischer had to cancel the meeting because of other commitments.